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Athanasius — Select Works and Letters • SECTION 107
… And Gregory Nyssen. contr. Eun. viii. p. 234 C. hos an tous apeirous tais platonikais kalliphoniai peribombeseien. vid. also perierchontai hos hoi kantharoi. Orat. iii. fin. [841] prosopa. vid. Orat. i. §54. ii. §8. Sent …
2,922 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 134
… In a corresponding one in Gregory's Epistles (Lib. VII. Ep. 4), in other respects the same as this, we find, instead of "et rursus per moderatam cordis intentionem non impeditur," "et rursus per immoderatam …
1,136 wordsGregory Thaumaturgus, Dionysius, Julius Africanus & Others • SECTION 19
… Argument XII.--Gregory Disallows Any Attainment of the Virtues on His Part. Piety is Both the Beginning and the End, and Thus It is the Parent of All the Virtues. It is true, indeed that …
2,953 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 23
… There were also summoned the bishops of the Catholic Church in Egypt, also certain men subject to Athanasius, who were likewise great and who kept their lives transparent before God, among whom was the great …
2,950 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 238
… This nomination excited great astonishment and all the people were anxious to ascertain who Nectarius was, his manner of life, and birthplace. When they heard that he had not been initiated their amazement was increased …
1,141 wordsAthanasius — Select Works and Letters • SECTION 287
… Moreover of Gregory they were unwilling even to make mention, for since the man has lacked the very name of bishop, they thought it superfluous to name him. But on account of those who are …
1,157 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 111
… Julian was the youngest son of Julius Constantius, half-brother of Constantine the Great. [2055] The fact of the early acquaintance of Basil and Julian does not rest wholly on the authority of this doubtful …
1,158 wordsThe Seven Ecumenical Councils • SECTION 119
… 354, 542, etc.), until a reaction set in against the oppressiveness of bishops, was encouraged by Gregory the Great (Epist., i. 12; ii. 41), the IV^th Council of Toledo (canon li.), and the English …
1,156 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 61
… 25; hence metaboleus , a retailer,' small merchant.' [537] Hence Gregory of Nazianus calls him kausitauros , a burner of bulls.' Chapter XVIII.--The Emperor consulting an Oracle, the Demon gives no Response, being awed by the …
1,153 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 300
… Moreover there is this by the great favour of Almighty God; that among those who are divided from the doctrine of Holy Church there is no unity, since every kingdom divided against itself shall not …
1,185 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 280
… Constans, son of Constantine the Great, obtains empire of the West, [2873]284; writes to Constantius in re Athanasius and Paul, [2874]289; receives three bishops and dismisses them, [2875]289; fails to have Athanasius …
985 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 201
… Basil calls trigamy, polygamy, and quoting Gregory of Nazianzus (Orat. 31) as calling a third marriage paranomia . Maran confirms this opinion by the comparison of the imposition on polygamy of the same number of years …
1,174 wordsGregory the Great, Ephraim Syrus & Aphrahat • SECTION 28
… of the Franks [72] . Gregory to Theoderic, &c. Since the renown of your kingdom has been resplendent of old among all others by the grace of the Christian religion, great pains should be taken that …
1,191 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 226
… It may be somewhat overdrawn, for it was written by his enemies; at the same time, such an official communication can hardly have falsified the facts to any great extent. We may rely then upon …
1,169 wordsBasil — Letters and Select Works • SECTION 120
… We, therefore, implore your good soul to pray, that we may be worthy to receive aid from the great, such as yourself, and to have a mouth and wisdom wherewith to chime in with the …
1,188 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 82
… Valens, one might almost say, deprived every church of its shepherd, and set out for the Cappadocian Cæsarea, [723] at that time the see of the great Basil, a light of the world. Now he …
1,186 wordsHippolytus, Cyprian, Caius & Novatian • SECTION 116
… My soul be with Hippolytus when the great Judge holds his assize. His eulogy is in the psalm: [1128] "Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed. And that was …
1,212 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 149
… steal what it was lawful for them to win and take, and also for making such a great exertion by night: yet he felt compassion towards them, and, desirous of affording them instruction, so as …
1,222 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 248
… But still, though we neglect to consider, supernal judgment will be on the watch against the swelling of so great elation. And we indeed, against whom such and so great a fault is committed by …
1,218 wordsAugustine — Anti-Pelagian Writings • SECTION 114
… I hardly know whether we have accomplished our purpose at all by our great prolixity. It is not in respect of you, [my Marcellinus,] that I have this misgiving, for I know your faith; but …
1,227 wordsSocrates and Sozomen — Ecclesiastical Histories • SECTION 73
… But Palladius says that Evagrius was ordained by Gregory of Nyssa, not of Nazianzus. Cf. Sozomen, VI. 30. [625] Palladius calls this work Iera Sacred [matter].' Hist. Lausiaca, 86. [626] Cf. Coteler. Eccl. Gr. Mon …
1,231 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 27
… Hence the apologists laid great stress upon the antiquity of Christianity, and this was one reason why they appropriated the Old Testament as a Christian book. Compare, for instance, the apologies of Justin Martyr, Tatian …
1,249 wordsAugustine — Anti-Pelagian Writings • SECTION 227
… 7), and Gregory the Great, who says: "He orders him to put his hand under his thigh, since through that member would descend the flesh of Him who was Abraham's son according to the …
1,266 wordsAugustine — Sermon on the Mount & Gospel Harmony • SECTION 4
… in that edifice, but by the failure of his machinations making it to be known with how great strength it has been built from within outwardly. Hence there follows: "Blessed are they which are persecuted …
1,291 wordsChrysostom — Priesthood, Ascetic Treatises & Homilies • SECTION 2
… Even Christian parents, as the father and mother of Gregory Nazianzen, the mother of Chrysostom, and the mother of Augustin, put off the baptism of their offspring, partly no doubt from a very high conception …
1,286 wordsGregory the Great, Ephraim Syrus & Aphrahat • SECTION 53
… To the building, therefore, of this ark we rejoice to find, after reading your Fraternity's epistle, that in the compactness of a right faith you lend your aid; and we render great thanks to …
1,321 wordsLeo the Great & Gregory the Great • SECTION 296
… But this history itself the Apostolic See refuses to accept, since it contains many false statements, and praises Theodore of Mopsuestia too much, and says that he was a great doctor of the Church even …
1,351 wordsTheodoret, Jerome, Gennadius & Rufinus — Historical Writings • SECTION 75
… As Gregory of Nazianzus says (Orat. xiii. p. 24) Trias ou pragmaton anison aparithmesis, all' ison kai homotimon sullepsis. The first instance of its application to the Three Persons in the one God is in …
1,357 wordsEusebius — Church History, Constantine & Oration • SECTION 1
… I am happy to state that the Second Series, containing the chief works of the Fathers from Eusebius to John of Damascus, and from Ambrose to Gregory the Great, will be issued on the same …
1,360 wordsCyril of Jerusalem & Gregory Nazianzen • SECTION 219
… Though my desire to meet you is warm, and the need of your petitioners is great, yet my illness is invincible. Therefore I am bold to commit my intercession to writing. Have respect to our …
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